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And yet people keep fooling themselves into believing that a brand name diploma is worth the cost. It’s not, of course.
But you are a UMass student or alum: you’re way too smart to buy that marketing ploy line of reasoning. You know that when it comes to...

The good folks at Law School Transparency (LST) have published a new index of law schools evaluating their transparency with regard to their employment numbers. LST staff reviewed the websites of every ABA-approved law school during the first week in January 2012, and evaluated how forthcoming each school is with...

Well, not so much. Another view of just how big impact an impact the economy is having on Law World. Only this one encourages (hopes for?) a phoenix to rise from the ashes.
The silver lining, if there is one, is that the legal world may be inspired to draw...

That’s the title of a new article from University of Baltimore Law Professor Richard Bourne, detailing the long slow train wreck that the combination of the rising costs of legal education and the stagnant-to-receding market for legal jobs has engendered. Like any train wreck, it’s not a...

Prof. Brian Leiter of the University of Chicago Law School is one of the foremost observers and commentators on law schools. His blog is worth following for a number of reasons, but this post in particular speculates on the future of the big law firm world. In the comments, you’...

Excellent, thought provoking article (PDF) from New York Law School Dean Richard Matasar in the New York State Bar Journal. Dean Matasar provides a concise account of the economics of legal education and legal employment currently and into the future. I strongly recommend it for all who are weighing a...

Yesterday, I might have fooled some of you with my “LSAT waiver” prank, but today, I am forced to be serious again. It’s about those post-grad legal employment numbers. “Bleak” continues to be the best word to describe the job market for new lawyers, and it’s...

From today’s New York Times, Downturn Dims Prospects Even at Top Law Schools.
This fall, law students are competing for half as many openings at big firms as they were last year in what is shaping up to be the most wrenching job search season in over 50 years.
There’...

This article from Ari Kaplan, published in the National Law Journal, doesn’t just analyze why so many people go to law school without thoroughly researching their choice (especially the financial impacts). He goes further to examine some of the traits of the truly successful lawyers—and it has nothing...

Interesting article from the National Law Journal on a variety of new offerings at law schools to increase the marketability of their grads. Certainly something to keep in mind as you are deciding which schools to apply to.
Graduates face stiff competition for law firm positions, and clients are...